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Canada is recognized as the Country of Honor this year at the China Education Expo (CEE) at all four stops (Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shanghai). We are pleased to report that a record number of Canadian participants (over 140) attended the Expo. BCCIE participated in the CEE Beijing stop under the brand of StudyinBC together with over 30 BC exhibitors from both public and private K-12, PSE and language sectors. ...

A signing ceremony for the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the BC Council for International Education (BCCIE) and the Jalisco Higher Education Consortium took place October 9 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The MOU was signed by Mr. Leonel Roldan-Flores, Director, Operations and Communications at BCCIE and senior representatives from the Consortium, which is comprised of the Jalisco State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and ...

September 28, 2017 Vancouver, BC BCCIE and the Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, witnessed by representatives of the BC education system at the Recruitment and Partnership Opportunities in China event. The new agreement is an update to the 2011 one and has several objectives, including Collaboration in promoting education exchange between Chinese and British Columbian ...

Every year, BCCIE donates to an education-related cause on behalf of our Summer Conference presenters. This year, we chose TechStart, a five-month program that provides refugees and immigrants to BC with intensive web coding training to prepare them for a career in tech. Funds contributed by BCCIE directly support student access to this initiative. TechStart increases the probability that newcomers will find meaningful work, says ...

25 high school students and chaperones from across British Columbia participated in the 10-day Beijing International Student Summer Camp in China from July 14 – 23. Every year, a selection of BC students are invited to participate in the educational camp to gain exposure to a new culture and act as ambassadors of the province. During the trip, they visited the historic landmarks, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the ...

In 2015, the government of Mexico established Proyecta 10,000, which aims to support 10,000 Mexican students, teachers and researchers to study in Canada by 2018. The initiative resulted from conversations that took place between Canada and Mexico during the North American Leaders’ Summit. Both countries agreed education was a strategic cooperation priority. Now in its third year, Proyecta 10,000 has nearly 1,500 students in Canada. ...

On April 24, 2017, the BC Council for International Education and Global Affairs Canada co-hosted a roundtable in Vancouver, BC on the topic of strengthening education cooperation between BC and the Pacific Alliance members, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The roundtable was attended by Canadian federal diplomats from the four Pacific Alliance countries, including: Marcel Lebleu, Ambassador of Canada to Chile Gwyneth A. Kutz, Ambassador ...

From January 29 – February 5, 2017, BCCIE’s Alan Schroeder, associate director, external relations and Alfredo Moros, coordinator, programs and events, visited Mexico’s three largest metropolitan areas – Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey – on a feasibility mission with the aim of establishing strategic contacts with colleagues and partners in Mexico for the purpose of advancing and strengthening ...

On Feb. 9, 2017, over 50 local BC students who studied abroad in China gathered at the Chinese Consulate General in Vancouver as part of a BC Studies in China Alumni Network (BCSCAN) Reception. The event was organized by the BC Council for International Education in collaboration with the BC Government and the Consulate General of the People`s Republic of China in Vancouver. This was the fourth reception held through BCSCAN, since the ...

IPSEA’s inaugural education mission led to great successes for the K-12 sector overseas From January 8–14, 2017, BCCIE and the BC International Public School Education Association (IPSEA) partnered on a successful education mission to Vietnam and Thailand with the aim of attracting more K-12 (elementary- and secondary-level) students to British Columbia and promoting the province as an ideal study destination. Eighteen public ...

On January 20, 2017, mentors and mentees of the BCCIE Mentorship Program gathered to celebrate new professional relationships at the program’s mid-year event. The mid-year event in Vancouver gathered mentors and mentees from across British Columbia to celebrate the learning achieved in the BCCIE Mentorship Program so far. The evening provided opportunities for dialogue and networking among attendees and culminated in an interactive ...

BCCIE and the Beijing International Education Exchange Center (BIEE) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday, November 28 in Vancouver, BC. BCCIE's Executive Director Dr. Randall Martin and BIEE's Director General Mr. Tiangang Gu gathered at BCCIE's Vancouver office for the event. "We are delighted to renew our long-standing relationship with BIEE, the international arm of the Beijing Municipal ...

The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) has been a national voice in our thriving sector for 50 years now. We were delighted to attend their 50th Annual Conference in Ottawa last week, where we met with President and CEO Karen McBride. She shares her thoughts below. BCCIE: What led to your interest in International Education and work at CBIE? KM: After I completed my graduate work in International Affairs, I was employed at ...

In my life so far, I have had two adventures: The first happened unexpectedly and involuntarily, but deeply shaped who I am today and led to my second adventure. My first adventure happened when I was 15. Back then, I was an innocent boy, born and raised in Taiwan, who never set foot out of Asia. When my parents told me on short notice they had decided to immigrate to Canada, I was afraid and angry: “No! I don’t want to go ...

1. Tell us about yourself and your background. During my 28 year career in the Japanese Foreign Service, I have worked extensively in areas such as development cooperation and post-conflict issues. For instance, I served as Director for Humanitarian Assistance and for African Affairs. Vancouver is my sixth posting abroad after serving at Embassies in countries such as the UK, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka and Maldives, as well ...

The third and final interview in our 25th anniversary series is with Dawn Sutherland, former BCCIE Board Member and President of Maple Leaf Education North America. Maple Leaf Education is the largest operator of BC certified offshore schools, with nine schools alone in China. BCCIE: What led you to pursue a career in International Education? International Education is not something I set out to do, I more or less fell into it. I had worked ...

BCCIE recently honoured the University of Victoria’s CANEU-COOP Program with the 2016 Outstanding Program in International Education Award. Why is this Program so unique? To discover more, we spoke with Karima Ramji, Manager, International Programs at the University of Victoria’s Co-operative Education Program and Career Services. Launched in 2009, the CANEU-COOP Program was built on close partnerships between four ...

As a tribute to BCCIE’s 25th year anniversary, we are interviewing BC International Education practitioners who have made significant contributions to the sector throughout the years. Below, Donna Hooker, former BCCIE Board Chair and Director, Vancouver Community College International, and now Director at Capilano University’s Centre for International Experience shares her insight on how the field has changed. BCCIE: ...